Resilience News
Cook County State’s Attorney Candidate Forum on Gender-Based Violence
You’re invited to hear candidates for Cook County’s top prosecutor answer questions about their plans to address domestic violence, sex crimes, and human trafficking at the only candidate forum focusing on gender-based violence. Please see details below:
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Empower Your Vote: Gender-Based Violence Questionnaire to 2020 Cook County State’s Attorney Candidates
Resilience partners with six other community agencies to ask the 2020 candidates for the Office of the Cook County State’s Attorney about their plans for addressing gender-based violence.
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Apply to Be a Resilience Volunteer Medical Advocate
Resilience is seeking Volunteer Medical Advocates! Click here to view the full description for our volunteer positions. For more information about our volunteer program and how to get involved, click here.
Join College Students across Chicago to Discuss Sexual Violence 2/28/20
Curious about what other students in Chicago are doing about sexual violence on their campus? Join college students across the city on February 28, 2020 to discuss this topic! This is the second meeting of college students at Resilience this year. Please see below for more details:
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Teach-In and Letter Writing in Support of Chrystul Kizer 2/11/20
While Resilience works to assure that response by officers, investigators, prosecutors are trauma-informed and survivor-centered, we are also deeply committed to ensuring our work includes survivors who are criminalized and prosecuted for the actions they took in order to survive. Join us on February 11 as we host a teach-in and letter writing event to #FreeChrystulKizer. Please see event details and more information below:
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Erin Walton on WVON 1690AM 1/29/20
Resilience Executive Director Erin Walton was interviewed on WVON 1690 on January 29, 2020. Listen to the full segment here:
Resilience in Chicago Parent magazine 1/15/20
Resilience was recently featured in Chicago Parent on January 15, 2020 in an article about talking to youth about catcalling. Click here to read the full article: https://www.chicagoparent.com/learn/general-parenting/how-to-explain-catcalling-to-kids/.
Free Attorney Consultation at Resilience 2/13/20
Resilience has partnered with Legal Aid Chicago, Chicago’s largest provider of free, comprehensive civil legal aid, in an effort to assure survivors have access to civil attorneys who can provide support on legal matters that have arisen from sexual assault. Click here to download the flyer.
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Resilience Goes to Women’s March 2020
Resilience will be participating in the Chicago Women’s March 2020. Please see details about our sign making event and marching plans below:
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Free Attorney Consultation at Resilience 1/28/20
Resilience has partnered with Legal Aid Chicago, Chicago’s largest provider of free, comprehensive civil legal aid, in an effort to assure survivors have access to civil attorneys who can provide support on legal matters that have arisen from sexual assault. Click here to download the flyer.
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Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Training 3/25/20
**IMPORTANT UPDATE AS OF MARCH 16, 2020: THIS TRAINING HAS BEEN POSTPONED.**
As of March 16, this training has been postponed. We will keep our community and training registrants updated as information and guidance related to the spread of COVID-19 continues to evolve. We are offering the exact same training on June 12 from 9:00AM–2:00PM. More information can be found here: https://resilience.salsalabs.org/PSHVEJune12th2020/index.html. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Candice Tindell, Training & Outreach Coordinator, at ctindell@ourresilience.org.
FUNdraising Workout Class at Crosstown Fitness
The Resilience Associate Board is hosting a fundraising workout class at Crosstown Fitness on January 18, 2020. Please see details below:
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Letter Writing Event in Support of Patrick Johnson and Tewkunzi Green 1/14/20
The state of Illinois is currently imprisoning survivors of sexual violence, for actions they took for their own protection. We invite you to join us as we support Cabrini Green Legal Aid and Love & Protect in campaigning for the clemency of two imprisoned survivors: Patrick Johnson and Tewkunzi Green. It is incredibly important to highlight the widespread community support for their release. We ask that you join us in writing letters of support. Please see below for details about upcoming letter writing events at Westside Justice Center, CGLA, and Resilience as well as more information about how you can send letters of support:
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Resilience on the Rick Kogan Show 1/5/20
Resilience was mentioned on After Hours W/ Rick Kogan on January 5, 2020, in a segment about an upcoming discussion of Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning taking place at the Museum of Broadcast Communications. Resilience will have a table at the event and will provide safe people for audience members who may need support during the discussion. Event details are below. To listen to the full show, click here: //wgnradio.com/2020/01/05/after-hours-w-rick-kogan-01-05-19-museum-of-broadcast-communications-upcoming-discussion-on-r-kelly-and-former-director-tells-all-about-his-recent-book/.
Surviving R. Kelly – A Discussion about the Lifetime Documentary
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
6:00PM to 8:00PM
Museum of Broadcast Communications
360 N State St. Chicago, IL 60654
Surviving R. Kelly – A Discussion about the Lifetime Documentary with Jim DeRogatis (WBEZ) & Mary Mitchell (Sun-Times). Moderated by Maudlyne Ihejirika (Sun-Times). Copies of Mr. DeRogatis’ book “Soulless: The Case Against R. Kelly” will be available for purchase at the event.
Celebrating Resilience: Ashton McLean-Hall
In honor of Resilience’s 45th anniversary and our theme “Celebrating Resilience,” we’re celebrating the people who make #OurResilience possible and telling the stories of some of our biggest supporters. This month we’re shining a spotlight on Ashton McLean-Hall.
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Erin Walton Interviewed on the Jen Weigel Show 12/24/19
Resilience Executive Director Erin Walton was interviewed on The Jen Weigel Show on December 24, 2019. Click here to listen to the full interview: http://www.wlsam.com/the-jen-weigel-show/?fbclid=IwAR3_znFeGNCQMwJiA1PhvzU8Y8vIfAsExi751DTgdUQK9PCVOgaLXk1uWi4.
Drop-In Support Group 2019-2020
**UPDATE AS OF MARCH 13, 2020: DROP-IN GROUP HAS BEEN CANCELED.**
As of March 13, 2020, our Drop-In Support Group has been canceled. If you should need support or have questions about this, please contact Japhie Niver, Trauma Intervention Specialist, at jniver@ourresilience.org.
Resilience in Chicago Tribune 12/10/19
Resilience’s Director of Programs and Public Policy Sarah Layden was quoted in an article published in the Chicago Tribune on December 10, 2019. Resilience’s Director of Advocacy Services Mariá Balata raised the issue covered in the article to the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault, which spurred a statewide conversation and led to the bill featured. To read the full article, click here: http://digitaledition.chicagotribune.com/infinity/article_share.aspx?guid=17582a5f-2cd1-4f04-a2a9-a8786b0caee0.
